World Series
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 by Sleeping Dragon | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Who do you think will win?
National League
St. Louis Cardianals
Atlanta Braves
San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
American League
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Los Angelas Angels of Anaheim
Chicago White Sox
National League
St. Louis Cardianals
Atlanta Braves
San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
American League
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Los Angelas Angels of Anaheim
Chicago White Sox
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Tarkus
Reply #102 Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:26 PM
But Sweden is not on the continent of North AMERICA.
Reply #102 Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:26 PM
| Nothing against Canada but if I am hypothetically going to consider another country as America I vote for Sweden. |
But Sweden is not on the continent of North AMERICA.
jebro
Reply #103 Thursday, October 20, 2005 1:02 PM
No, but it's very close to the North pole. Is it naughty, sorry Northy enough?
Reply #103 Thursday, October 20, 2005 1:02 PM
| But Sweden is not on the continent of North AMERICA |
No, but it's very close to the North pole. Is it naughty, sorry Northy enough?
aimzzz
Reply #104 Thursday, October 20, 2005 1:06 PM
Reply #104 Thursday, October 20, 2005 1:06 PM
Addendum to #101:
1st official World Series held in 1903. It must have been born already named
"Before the birth of the World Series in 1903, there were other postseason championships that took place as early as 1884. Although they are not officially recognized as part of World Series history, they provide a basis for the establishment of what has become recognized as 'The Fall Classic.'"
From mlb.com
1st official World Series held in 1903. It must have been born already named
"Before the birth of the World Series in 1903, there were other postseason championships that took place as early as 1884. Although they are not officially recognized as part of World Series history, they provide a basis for the establishment of what has become recognized as 'The Fall Classic.'"
From mlb.com
Old_Crab
Reply #105 Thursday, October 20, 2005 3:17 PM
Reply #105 Thursday, October 20, 2005 3:17 PM
Grumble and harrumph. Grown (supposedly) adults trying to hit a speeding ball with a stick! What a waste of time! 
47songs
Reply #108 Saturday, October 22, 2005 3:55 PM
Reply #108 Saturday, October 22, 2005 3:55 PM
Since my "Red" Sox are long out of it, I'll take the side of the White Sox. This way I can still say: "GO SOX!" 
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #110 Sunday, October 23, 2005 6:03 AM
Reply #110 Sunday, October 23, 2005 6:03 AM
What bothers me a bit is that The White Sox have always been The Second City's second team, and the team that has been ignored all year is now being praised. The team they said "had not played any good teams yet" and "are "just gettting lucky" are now being talked about like people have known it all along. I guess the press will always be the press and commentators will always be two faced and five hearted.
Go Sox!
Go Sox!
Tarkus
Reply #111 Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:05 AM
Reply #111 Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:05 AM
They finished with the best record in the league, plaing in a fairly tough division. I'd say that's pretty good.
aimzzz
Reply #112 Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:41 AM
No good teams in the entire AL?
99/162 > luck
Five hearted - never heard that one... very descriptive
Reply #112 Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:41 AM
| "had not played any good teams yet" and "are "just gettting lucky" |
No good teams in the entire AL?
99/162 > luck
| two faced and five hearted |
Five hearted - never heard that one... very descriptive
Tarkus
Reply #120 Thursday, October 27, 2005 8:26 AM
Reply #120 Thursday, October 27, 2005 8:26 AM
I predict the White Sox will win their next World Series within 87 years.
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Reply #101 Thursday, October 20, 2005 8:00 AM
Origin of the Name "World Series"
One baseball myth that just won't die is that the "World Series" was named for the New York World newspaper, which supposedly sponsored the earliest contests. It didn't, and it wasn't.
In fact, the postseason series between the AL and NL champs was originally known as the "Championship of the World" or "World's Championship Series." That was shortened through usage to "World's Series" and finally to "World Series."
This usage can be traced through the annual baseball guides. Spalding's Base Ball Guide for 1887 reported the results of the 1886 postseason series between Chicago, champions of the National League, and St. Louis, champions of the American Association, under the heading "The World's Championship." As the editor noted, the two leagues "both entitle their championship contests each season as those for the base ball championship of the United States," so a more grandiose name was required to describe the postseason showdown between the two "champions of the United States."
But the Spalding Guide -- which, after all, was published by one of the world's largest sporting goods companies, with a vested interest in bringing baseball to other lands -- had grander ambitions. By 1890, the Spalding Guide was explaining that "[t]he base ball championship of the United States necessarily includes that of the entire world, though the time will come when Australia will step in as a rival, and after that country will come Great Britain; but all that is for the future."
This didn't happen, but the name "World's Championship Series" stuck. Reporting on the first modern postseason series, the Red Sox-Pirates battle of 1903, the 1904 Reach Guide called it the "World's Championship Series." By 1912, Reach's headline spoke of the "World's Series," while editor Francis Richter's text still referred to the "World's Championship Series." The Reach Guide switched from "World's Series" to "World Series" in 1931, retaining the modern usage through its merger with the Spalding Guide and through its final issue in 1941. The separately-edited Spalding Guide used "World's Series" through 1916, switching to "World Series" in the 1917 edition.
The Spalding-Reach Guide was replaced as Major League Baseball's semi-official annual by the Sporting News Guide, first published in 1942. The Sporting News Guide used "World's Series" from 1942 through 1963, changing to "World Series" in the 1964 edition.
Moreover, the New York World never claimed any connection with postseason baseball. The World was a tabloid much given to flamboyant self-promotion. If it had been involved in any way with sponsoring a championship series, the fact would have been emblazoned across its sports pages for months. I reviewed every issue of the World for the months leading up to the 1903 and 1905 World's Championship Series -- there's not a word suggesting any link between the paper and the series.